The Year in Photos

From the death of refugees at sea to terrorist attacks in Paris, the last year was seemingly dominated by news of suffering and tragedy. But it was also filled with stories of perseverance and solidarity, from the outpouring of support for victims of terrorism from Paris to San Bernardino to the eradication of Ebola in some of the worst-hit countries in Africa.

Here are just a few of the images that defined 2015.

Above: Members of the Indonesian Red Cross sit next to coffins containing passengers killed in a fatal plane crash of an Indonesian airliner after the rescue workers retrieved some of the bodies on Jan. 2.

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Palestinian aid workers evacuate a family from their flooded home following heavy rainfall in Rafah, Gaza, on Jan. 9.

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Parisians return to their homes after police stormed the kosher deli where an Islamic State-affiliated militant had taken hostages on Jan. 9.

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French rugby players stand wearing shirts reading "Nous sommes tous Charlie" (We are all Charlie) during a minute of silence on Jan. 9 for the victims of the deadly attack on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Correction, Jan. 4, 2016: The athletes in the photo above are rugby players; an earlier version of this slideshow said they were soccer players.

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Syrian children play in the snow at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 11.

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Ukrainian soldiers play football on the front lines of a civil war with Russian-backed separatists during a cease-fire on Feb. 15.

Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, works out at a gym in Sochi, Russia, on Aug. 30.

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A woman and child run from an airstrike on an opposition-controlled suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 28.